Other Cities’Distribution Institutions for Publishing Books in Modern Chinese Libraries:Taking Huating Bookstore,the Shanghai General Distribution Office of Modern Zhejiang Library,as an Example

Many modern Chinese libraries have established distribution agencies in other cities to distribute books published or sold on consignment.Huating Bookstore,which was once the Shanghai General Distribution Office of Zhejiang Library in modern times,is one of them.On the basis of a brief description of modern Zhejiang Library and its book publishing,as well as the overview of Huating Bookstore,the paper introduces and analyzes the ZPL Publishing Book Catalogue sent by Huating Bookstore,and the ZPL publishing and selling consignment books issued by Huating Bookstore.It points out that Huating Bookstore is a bridge between the ZPL located in Hangzhou and various retail ZPL publishing bookstores in Shanghai.Their production and sales relationship is a mutually beneficial one.

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SNAPSHOTS OF NOTABLE BOOKS ON AFRICA.Africa’s Fashion Diaspora By ELIZABETH WAY Yale University Press.The author,Elizabeth Way,associate curator of costume at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology,is the curator behind Africa’s Fashion Diaspora(2024).She has also curated several prominent exhibitions.Africa’s Fashion Diaspora is among the first books to delve into the vast influence of the African Diaspora on global fashion.

Management and Construction of University Books and Materials Under the Background of the Internet

The rapid development and popularization of Internet technology has provided important support for the informatization reform of various industries.University books and materials have the characteristics of large quantities and difficult storage and management.Its digital storage and management platform construction can effectively realize the digital storage and real-time retrieval of books and materials,and help students and teachers to find and use books and materials more quickly.Especially in recent years,with the update of intelligent platforms and other technologies,the resource-sharing platform of university books and materials can realize more convenient book information retrieval without the limitation of time and space.This paper mainly explores the optimization path and platform construction scheme of university libraries and information management under the background of the Internet,hoping to provide some theoretical references for university library managers.

Automatic Examination of Condition of Used Books with YOLO-Based Object Detection Framework

As the demand for used books has grown in recent years,various online/offline market platforms have emerged to support the trade in used books.The price of used books can depend on various factors,such as the state of preservation(i.e.,condition),the value of possession,and so on.Therefore,some online platforms provide a reference document to evaluate the condition of used books,but it is still not trivial for individual sellers to determine the price.The lack of a standard quantitative method to assess the condition of the used book would confuse both sellers and consumers,thereby decreasing the user experience of the online secondhand marketplace.Therefore,this paper discusses the automatic examination of the condition of used books based on deep learning approaches.In this work,we present a book damage detection system based on various You Only Look Once(YOLO)object detection models.Using YOLOv5,YOLOR,and YOLOX,we also introduce various training configurations that can be applied to improve performance.Specifically,a combination of different augmentation strategies including flip,rotation,crop,mosaic,and mixup was used for comparison.To train and validate our system,a book damage dataset composed of a total of 620 book images with 3,989 annotations,containing six types of damages(i.e.,Wear,Spot,Notch,Barcode,Tag,and Ripped),collected from the library books is presented.We evaluated each model trained with different configurations to figure out their detection accuracy as well as training efficiency.The experimental results showed that YOLOX trained with its best training configuration yielded the best performance in terms of detection accuracy,by achieving 60.0%(mAP@.5:.95)and 72.9%(mAP@.5)for book damage detection.However,YOLOX performed worst in terms of training efficiency,indicating that there is a trade-off between accuracy and efficiency.Based on the findings from the study,we discuss the feasibility and limitations of our system and future research directions.

Looking up Prescriptions to Treat Infectious Disease:Anti-epidemic Books of Medical Formularies and Epidemic Prevention and Control in the Qing Dynasty

Copying,compiling,publishing,disseminating,and referencing anti-epidemic books of medical formularies were common activities during the outbreak of epidemics in the Qing dynasty.Its emergence,motivated by epidemic disease again and again,was important component parts of epidemic prevention and control.They played a unique role as media on affairs such as treating patients suffering from infectious diseases,mobilizing peoples to make contributions to anti-epidemic activities,integrating and popularizing knowledge of epidemic prevention.Anti-epidemic books of medical formularies were important to link peoples,things,and substances related with epidemic prevention and control,and were a kind of motivation to actively deal with the infectious disease,control the epidemic,and maintain health.Compared to other common measures,anti-epidemic books of medical formularies participated in many prevention and control practices deeply,which actually built a low cost,spontaneous,dispersed and non-institutional system to respond to epidemic,and the system had characteristics of stronger conductibility,bigger coverage area,and better external benefits.

An Exploratory Data Analysis of Mazu Culture Research Based on Diaolong-Full-Text Database of Ancient Chinese and Japanese Books

Mazu is the most famous goddess of canal transport in China,and one of the three folk beliefs in China.Japan is our neighbor across the sea.As early as 1000 years ago,Japan was influenced by the Mazu ceremonial culture.Through big data analysis,this study conducted database counting,screening,and analysis on the Mazu culture in Diaolong,the full-text database of Chinese and Japanese ancient books.Besides,it explored the hot topics of concern and emotional attitudes,and then analyzed the important role of Mazu culture in the cultural exchange and mutual learning between China and Japan in the new era,with a view to completing the contemporary task of“people-to-people bond”and achieving common development.

Determinants and Outcomes of Pregnancies among Booked versus Unbooked Patients in a Tertiary Hospital South East, Nigeria

Background: Inadequate antenatal care, both in coverage and standard, has been linked with poor pregnancy outcomes. In a resource poor setting, home delivery is considered very cheap, but the possible outcome of such pregnancies has been a subject of interest. This study evaluated the association of booking status with pregnancy outcomes. Objectives: To examine the factors that influence booking and impact of the booking status on pregnancy outcomes. Methods: This was a hospital-based prospective cohort study of 240 (120 booked and 120 un-booked) pregnant mothers selected through systematic random sampling. The study was carried out at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, Nigeria. Chi-square test, t-test and logistic regression were used for analysis. Results: The mean age of the participants was 30.39 ± 5.05 years and 29.05 ± 6.36 years respectively for the booked and unbooked. Marital status (OR = 6.35, 95% CI = 1.24 - 32.59), educational status (OR = 36.40, 95% CI = 5.26-152.83), place of residence (OR = 0.15, 95% CI = 0.06 - 0.41), partner’s support (OR = 0.05, 95% CI = 0.01 - 0.37), family support (OR = 0.03, 95% CI = 0.01 - 0.13), mode of delivery (OR = 0.23, 95% CI = 0.12 - 0.46), APGAR score in first minute (OR = 6.02, 95% CI = 2.45 - 14.83) and NBICU admission (OR = 3.75, 95% CI = 1.67 - 8.43) were associated with booked status. However, being unmarried, nulliparity/grandmultiparity, low level of education, blue colar jobs, low income, rural dwelling and poor partner and poor family support were associated with the unbooked. The booked parturients had a better perinatal outcome compared the unbooked. Conclusion/Recommendation: There was high prevalence of operative deliveries, perinatal morbidity and mortality among the unbooked mothers. Girl child education, employment and poverty alleviation would improve antenatal care utilization.

A Study on the Values and Strategies of English Picture Book Reading for Improving Pupils’ English Reading Literacy

Reading is one of the core skills in English learning.It is indispensable for EFL learners to develop good English reading literacy in primary schools.English picture books are consistent with pupils’cognitive and thinking modes,which is valuable to improve their English reading literacy.However,at present,most Chinese pupils have some problems in English reading.The paper aims at analyzing the current problems in Chinese pupils’English reading and digging out the values and strategies of English picture book reading,so as to stimulate their reading interests,cultivate their intercultural awareness,and improve their English reading literacy.

The Book Publishing and Analysis of Modern Peking University Library

The paper is based on literature search,introducing and analyzing the book publishing situation of modern Peking University Library from the perspective of the publisher being Peking University Library and its predecessor.It is pointed out that the majority of the book printing methods published by the modern Peking University Library are lead printing,and among the types of Chinese library classification,catalogue of library collections is the most common.

Optimization and Innovation of the Operation Model of Mobile Social E-commerce under AI Empowerment:Taking the Female Community Platform“Little Red Book”as an Example

This article takes the female community platform“Little Red Book”as an example to explore the optimization and innovation of mobile community e-commerce operation mode under Artificial Intelligence(AI)empowerment.Firstly,the relevant concepts were defined,and then the unique attributes of mobile community e-commerce were analyzed.As a typical representative of mobile community e-commerce,Little Red Book introduces the background and characteristics of its platform,analyzes its mobile community operation mode,and focuses on exploring how to establish a mobile community e-commerce platform and effective operation mode under the empowerment of AI technology,to provide some reference and inspiration for the development and operation of Little Red Book and other e-commerce platform enterprises.

Analysis of New Senior English for China Student’s Book 1

This article will firstly discuss the context overview of English teaching and learning in China. Under thiscircumstance, a problematic element will be examined of the New Senior English for China Student’s Book 1 and critical appraisal ofhow this element relates to other elements of curriculum development will be analyzed. The recommended changes and demonstrationmechanisms for evaluating the changes are put forward in the last two parts.

数字图书馆合理使用规则新发展——美国HathiTrust案与Google Books案的比较

美国判决的HathiTrust案和Google Books案展现了著作权合理使用规则的新发展。文章比较分析两案判决书,研究发现:两案相同之处在于具有搜索功能;不同之处在于谷歌图书馆的营利性质和片段浏览服务,以及HathiTrust的无障碍阅读服务,这些不同之处对合理使用规则的判断具有一定的影响。建议我国借鉴HathiTrust案和Google Books案的判决,在著作权法中增加判断合理使用的开放性标准,并调整相关法条。

Human books的评估标准与评估方式初探

文摘目前Human library在中国高校图书馆已经快速发展起来了,但是Human books是完全不同于普通图书借阅的全新阅读方式。因此,笔者从Human books的评估标准与评估方式上提出了一些建议供同仁探讨,希望能对这一全新阅读方式的发展与推广有所帮助。

基于Human Books阅读需求实证分析的高校真人图书馆发展策略

文章以问卷方式调查了四所不同类型的高校没参加过真人图书馆活动的读者和参加过活动的读者对Human Books的需求,进行对比分析,提出不同类型的高校真人图书馆在招募Human Books等方面的建议。

高校图书馆Human Books评估的意义及重要性

Human Books是区别于一般图书的特殊类型,因此对其进行筛选与评估显得尤为重要。对Human Books评估的意义与重要性进行了探讨,为Human Library的推广与发展提供参考。

“活人图书(Living Books)”的编目及其管理

文章论述了"Living Library"的兴起、发展、意义,Living Books的服务模式、编目及管理规则。

我国高校图书馆Human Books建设问题与策略研究

Human Books是Human Library建设的重点与关键,目前我国高校图书馆Human Books建设存在数量匮乏、更新缓慢、来源单一、主题狭窄4个主要问题,社会理念薄弱、活动周期过长、建设模式单一、合作机制不强、科学评估不足、激励机制缺乏是其成因,应从重视宣传推广、拓展采集渠道、利用保存技术、加强共建共享、完善评价体系、健全激励机制6个方面来推动我国高校图书馆Human Books建设。

A Critical Evaluation on College English Reference Books for Teachers

The present paper points out the problems and defects existing in college English reference books in China.Further more,measures for improvement are suggested and the need for such improvement is also analyzed.Finally,through a case study,an improved version of college English reference books is presented and concluded.

Chromebooks教学：新型技术走进课堂之理性探析

近年来,新型教育技术得到迅速发展并得以惠及传统教学。美国作为教育技术探索的先启国家,也先后实施了一系列新型技术项目。如今"Chromebooks教学"这一模式作为当前备受期待的新型教育技术模式,受到部分州和学校的青睐。然而这一新型项目作为发展中的一项技术,也面临新挑战、新困境,这些困境与挑战一方面涉及到功能尚未开发到位,学习过程不乏冲突;学习者在学习过程中的无所适从;一方面也涉及到教师地位流于弱化,学习过程失去重心等一系列问题,因此当下需要审慎地对其进行理性分析,以便探索出更为契合的发展道路。

高校图书馆开展Human Books阅读活动的实践与思考——以临汾学院图书馆为例

目前,一些高校图书馆、公共图书馆等都纷纷开展了"Human Books"阅读活动。临汾学院图书馆积极探索实践Human Books阅读服务模式,在Human Books的采集、筛选、管理、培训、阅读等方面进行了有益的尝试。